Back From Disney

Hello all,
If it hadn't been for the weather or vacation would have been PERFECT. Nothing better than enjoying your vacation with family and good friends. We all had a great (wet) time. I still can;t get over the fact that the temp was only 87 most of the time it felt more like 187. We had the spray fans going the entire time. We even had to replace the batteries. The girls enjoyed getting to see their cousins and I enjoyed getting to see my sister. It was hard trying to make everyone happy when the age gaps were from 5 to 69. With 13 people we had to split up a few times. We made a point to always eat together, and Boy did we EAT. But hey that's what your suppose to do on vacation.
Anyway we got back and I woke up SICK. This meant I couldn't spend some time with my Dad before he left :-(. It has also meant that I have been stuck at home for the last few day. I only went out to get groceries (much needed, NO TP when we got home) and to take my dad to the airport. I am however getting lots of much needed rest from the vacation.
Next week Allie wants to start homeschooling (can you believe it). The girls will also be going to Basketball camp at church so I will get a little free afternoon time :-).

Oh just to update you on Tommy. He is all healed up from the fire...Praise the Lord!
Love Ya

PS. You can look at the slide I made with pictures of our trip on Allie's'Blog. I took over 500 pics so I will be adding another slide on mine soon.

Tommy is on Fire!!!

No I don't mean in the Love way... I mean he actually caught himself on fire at work today. He is ok. He just lost all the hair in his rights arm, his eyebrows got a trim along with some of his hair. Other than that he looks like half his face got a bad sunburn and his lips are swollen. What am I going to do with him...Pray and a lot of it.

Lifes Just Ducky

Well Ashley's day with Ducky was great. She started the day out sharing some apples and carrots. Who would have thought that it would take a horse to get my little girl to eat healthier. After snack she tacked Ducky up and headed to the ring for her private lesson. Boy did she learn a lot. In just that 1 hr lesson she improved so much. After her Lesson Peter(the owner/teacher) asked me about putting her in shows. He felt like she was ready. Peter also told Ashley to have some fun with Ducky. She rode for about 2 more hours. Cantering and jumping is her most favorite thing to do ( boy the grays are adding up for me). I ruined the riding fun because I felt like Ducky needed a break before her other lessons that night). The poor pony was sweating more than me. So Ashley got off they went to get some water and cool down. She walked around with Ducky for a while then it was off to give Ducky a bath. I think Ashley was the one that got the bath :-). It was probably the longest bath Ducky has ever gotten. They both seemed to enjoy that. I filmed the whole thing so when I figure out how to put movies on my blog I will post one. All in All I don't think Ashley has ever been happier, that is until it was time to go. My baby is in LOVE.

Here is a copy of the poster I made for Ashley's Birthday keep in mind the original is 24" X 36".

I will be spending the rest of the week getting ready for Disney...can't wait!

Allie OK and My Baby turned 9 ;-(

Hello all,

First things first. Allie's last sample came back all clear, I had the lab send it out anyway to make sure nothing would grow and that too came back with nothing to worry about... Praise the Lord and thank you for your prayers as well.

Things didn't workout the way I had hoped for Ashley and Ducky time for her actual birthday. She will however be going today for a Private Lesson and some time with Ducky too. She will even get to give Ducky a bath. No that idea doesn't make me all crazy with excitement, but to Ash she is super excited about today.

So for her actual b-day. After church we took her to LaCaretta for Lunch (her choice) then she had a couple friends come over to spend the day and night with her. I made a brownie cake for her which was of course a horse theme.

The Saddle Club Cake

Ash with Dad, Abbey and Grace.

The plate and cup design were the same as last year. I tried to get her to pick another but she wanted the horse theme so that's what we got. I do hope they change the design next year. I think I will check eBay since they have everything. The cutest thing was Ashley telling me she wanted to have a 8 again party. I asked her why and she said she doesn't want to get older because she wants to always be "Our Baby". I told her she could be 109 and she would always be my baby. I better enjoy it while it last. I know in just a few years she will probably get mad at me every time I call her Baby :-(.

Tommy has been working hard at work. Most the time ALONE. This I am NOT happy about. There should be some kind of law. Isn't this some kind of safety issue. What if get gets hurt and can't get to a phone. Yesterday I had Allie stay at work with him. Am I just being paranoid...I don't think so.

Have a great rest of the week.

Love,

Update on My Girls

Ashley had the best time at camp last week. She had a smile on her face every morning and night. She even got dressed with almost no problems. There was a few "I don't like Jeans" but she put them on anyway. The only downside was Saturday morning when she woke up. All she has talked about was DUCKY. From "I miss Ducky" to "I want Ducky."
Ashley's birthday is this weekend and all she wants for her birthday is ...yep Ducky. So what does on do when you can't get your child the one thing in the world she wants. Well I have made a call to Fox Hollow to see if she can go and spend the day with Ducky. I made a 24 X 36 poster for her to put on her wall. I don't know though, it might make thinks worse.Allie wants to take lessons now too. But of course Ashley doesn't want her to because she is afraid Allie will get to ride Ducky. I keep telling her that as she gets better at riding she will have to move up to a different pony since Ducky is one of the schools most dependable ponies for the beginners. She said she would stop riding if that happened...Oh Boy!

Allie is going back to the doctor tomorrow to get rechecked. In April during her yearly checkup they found a small trace of blood in her urine. The doc said to have her drink more water and get rechecked. During the recheck there was still a trace so they sent it off and camp back positive for Strep B. After her first round of meds she want had another date with the cup. Yes, there was a trace of blood again. So they sent it off again and it cam back positive for ecoli...great. Well the antibiotic they prescribed couldn't be found in Kingsport so the pharmacy had the doc order something else. They called to tell be that a new prescription had been called in for Allie's Kidney infection...is this the same thing as ecoli? I am a little confused and worried She has taken her 2nd round of antibiotics and we will see how it turns out tomorrow. Please pray for her.

Ashley at Horse Camp 2009